8.Chapter 15.History.India Marches Ahead.

Chapter 15.
India Marches Ahead.

Keywords.
British Commonwealth
Coalition Government
Dominion.
Princely States.

Something To Know.

A.Tick the correct option.

1.The first Governor - General of independent India was -

(a) Lord Mountbatten

(b) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

(c) Warren Hastings

(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer : (a) Lord Mountbatten

2. Sikkim became a part of India in the year-

(a) 1955

(b) 1965

(c) 1975

(d) 1995

Answer : (c) 1975

3. Agricultural production in India shot up due to-

(a) Blue Revolution

(b) White Revolution

(c) Green Revolution

(d) Yellow Revolution

Answer : (c) Green Revolution

4. Who imposed emergency in India in 1975?

(a) Morarji Desai

(b) Indira Gandhi

(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(d) V.P. Singh

Answer : (b) Indira Gandhi

5. Pondichery was liberated from-

(a) the English

(b) the French

(c) the Dutch

(d) the Portuguese

Answer : (b) the French

B.Fill in the blanks.

1. The First Five Year Plan was presented for the period from _________ to________.

2. The Indian Independence Act was based on _________.

3._________ was the last Governor-General of free India.

4. As per the Indian Independence Act 1947, the Princely States were given the freedom to decide which_________ to join.

5. The states of _________and _________ joined India after military action.

Answers:

1. 1951 to 1956

2 .Mountbatten Plan

3. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

4. Country

5. Junagarh and Hyderabad

C. Write a technical term or an appropriate word for each of the following statements.

1. The institution responsible for holding free and fair elections in India.

2. The colonial state liberated from the Portuguese in 1961.

3. The Assembly that made the Constitution of India.

4. If need be, it is formed after the elections to form a government.

5. The architect of India's foreign policy.

Answer:

1. Election commission of India

2. Goa,Daman and Diu

3. Constituent Assembly of India

4. Coalition Government

5. Jawahar Lal Nahru

D. Answer the following questions in brief.

1. Who framed the constitution of India and how ?

Ans : Dr.B.R Ambedkar framed the constitution assembly set up 13 Committees for framing the constitution including a drafting committee under the Chairmanship.

2. Describe India's economic progress by Highlighting the major achievements in this field?

Ans: (a) India is world's fastest growing economy.

(b) India is the sixth largest economy of the World and is supposed to become fifth largest Economy in the current year.

(c) India has also achieved great heights in agriculture and is one of the major countries In export of agricultural products.

3. Differentiate between a National political party and Regional political party. Give one example of each ?

Ans: National poltical party.A party that secure at least 6 percent of total votes in Lok Sabha elections in four seats in Lok Sabha in recognised as national political Parties.FOR EXAMPLE : BJP, INC, BSP etc Regional political parties.
A party that secures at the least of 6 percent of total votes in an election to the legislative Assembly of state and wins at least two seats is recognised as a state party or regional party.
FOR EXAMPLE : Samajwadi Party ,DMK, etc

4.Explain any three challenges being faced by the Indian society even now?

Ans : The three challenges can be faced by the Indian society are-

1. illiteracy where people are still not able to read and write.

2. Poverty where people are poor or cannot Afford to have a good living standard and are Even below poverty line.

3. Poor health people do not get access to health facilities and lack in nutrition.

5.'Our democrat government has also protected the interest of the backward sections Of the society'.Justify the statement by giving Three arguments?

Ans : a.Citizens are involved in the process of decision making so that the poor people can also voice their opinion and law makers can make rules accordingly.

b.There is an electroal system in place that helps to secure the interests of the back ward sections of the society.
E.Answer the following question

1.State the main features of the Indian Independence Act ? 

Answer : The main features of the Indian Independence acts are:-

a.The British rule over India would end with immediate effect.

b.An independent dominion of India was made including the United provinces under the British like Madras presidency, Carnatic, East Punjab,  West Bengal, Assam.

c.West Punjab, North-west Frontier Province, Sindh and East Bengal would go to Pakistan.

d.The Princely States were given the freedom to decide which domination to join.

e.The dominion of India and Pakistan were granted complete freedom and they became members of British Commonwealth.

2.Describe the progress made by India in the field of Industry and Agriculture.

Answer : The progress made by India in the field of Industry and Agriculture are:-

b.Our economic progress can be witnessed in expansion and diversification of production both in industry and agriculture.
b.The government has built the infrastructures like power, information technology, communication, transport, etc., Which are the basis requirements of the industry.

c.Indian Government has also followed a policy of encouraging indigenous industries and given them a lot of assistance.
d.In the agriculture sector machanisation, irrigation, fertilisers and research have improved the scenario. As a result, the agricultural production has shot up both the qualitatively and quantitatively.

3.Mention any five basics features of India’s foreign policy.

Answer The five basics features of India’s foreign policy are;-

a.Belief in united Nations and Non-Aligned Movements.

b.Regional Cooperation.

c.Friendly Co-Relation with Neighbours.

d.Non-Alignment.

e.Anti-Colonialism and Anti-Imperialism.

f.Panchsheel.

g.Anti-Racialism Promotion of World peace.

4.Highlight the main features of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam’s India vision 2020.

Answer The main features of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam’s visions are as described :-

(a) It is the dream of all Indians that India should emerge as a vibrant and dynamic country and make great progress in all fields.

(b) Better quality of education is required at all levels from basic literacy to hi-tech science and technology.

(c) Raising of agricultural productivity and industrial quality, spurring growth of IT and Bio-Technology.

(d) Improving health and nutrition, tackling issue related to population growth.

(e) Energy and water  conservation, peace and security  and required.

5.Why did India opt for a democratic set-up? In your opinion, how far we succeeded in this respect?

Answer  Democracy is the best form of governance. It gives equal opportunity and to each and every citizen for the complete progress .It aimed at vesting the sovereign power in the hands of people. It was necessary to have a system where every section of society would we represented. Every community ,religion and language would enjoy equal status.

Inside Questions Answers :-

Q Who was the last Viceroy of India ?

Ans Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India.

Q How many Princely States join India ?

Ans Five Hundred and Sixty Princely States join India

Q Which states joined India after military action ?

Ans Junagadh and Hyderabad states joined India after military action. 

Q Name any three colonial states, which were under foreign rule, were also liberated.

Ans These are three colonial states, which were under foreign rule, were also liberated.

(a) Pondicherry ( from French)

(b) Goa (from Portuguese)

(c) Sikkim (British protectorate)

Q When India Union become a republic ?

Ans In 1950.

Q When was India  became a republic ?

Ans India  became a republic  In 1956

Q When was the internal states are recoganised into the present day boundaries ?

Ans Internal states are recoganised into the present day boundaries in 1956

Q When did India and Pakistan become independent ?

Ans India and Pakistan became independent on15 August 1947.

Q When did India reassembled as the sovereign?

Ans : India reassembled as the sovereign in 14' th August 1947.

Q When did India adopted the constitution became a republic?

Ans: India adopted the constitution became a republic 26'th January 1950

Q When did Indian constitution passed?

Ans: Indian constitution was passed on 26'th November 1949.

Q The Constituent Assembly took almost how many years?

Ans :The Constituent Assembly took almost 3 years ( 2years 11 months 17 days).

Q Who is the deputy prime minister of free India?

Ans : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is the deputy prime minister of free India.

Q When did the Indian economy has made great strides since ?

Ans : the Indian economy has made great strides since In 1947.

Q How many types of of revolution?

Ans : There are three types of revolution are-

(a) Green revolution (b) Blue revolution (c) White revolution

Q Who was the Chief architect of our foreign policy ?

Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru was the Chief architect of our foreign policy.

Q Foreign policy of country reflects it ___________ and __________ in world affairs.

Ans Role and Involvement.

Q How many basic features of India's policy ?

Ans There are eight basic features of India's policy are:-
(a) Belief in United Nations and Non-Aligned Movements.
(b) Promotion of World Peace.
(c) Anti-Racialism.
(d) Panchsheel.
(e) Anti-Colonialism and Anti-Imperialism.
(f) Non-Alignment.
(g) Friendly Co-Relation with Neighbours.
(h) Regional Cooperation.